“I don't want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander in chief playing golf,” he said. “I feel I owe it to the families to be in solidarity as best as I can with them. And I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal.” picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago tags bush golf troops solidarity allen yahoo |
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President Barack Obama has only been in office for just over nine months, but he's already hit the links as much as President Bush did in over two years. 8 comments edit related share plime.comCBS' Mark Knoller wrote on his Twitter feed that, "Today - Obama ties Pres. Bush in the number of rounds of golf played in office: 24. Took Bush 2 yrs & 10 months." picked by shuallyo 1 month ago |
The White House is trying to clarify something: President George W Bush is ''a commander guy'' but not ''the commander guy.'' 0 comments edit related share plime.comOr something like that. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago |
Does anyone notice a trend in the Bush administration: 4 comments edit related share politics
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The Bush administration in 2002 considered sending U.S. troops into a Buffalo, N.Y., suburb to arrest a group of terror suspects in what would have been a nearly unprecedented use of military power, The New York Times reported. picked by kakana 4 months ago 6 comments edit related share politics |
A 66-year-old woman has died after being struck on the head by a golf ball hit by her playing partner. picked by ruthstark 2 months ago 0 comments edit related share sports |
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One Marine battalion, about 1,000 troops, will go home in November and not be replaced. An Army brigade of around 4,000 troops will leave in February. In addition, about 3,400 support forces will also be removed from Iraq picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago 12 comments edit related share politics |
The Golf Ball Launcher is a new concept that can make golf accessible and fun for everyone. picked by whi73rav3n 3 years ago 3 comments edit related share sports |
A close encounter between flirtatious strippers and children playing in a golf tournament was the result of "mistiming," picked by cinderblock 1 year ago 6 comments edit related share plime.com |
Eighteen holes spread over 1,365 km (848 miles) of outback terrain that can take as long as seven days to play - longer even, if you keep on hitting your balls into the scrubland or suffer the indignity of having them stolen by an errant dingo. The idea for the course came from a group of roadside businessmen, who wanted to slow down motorists as they crossed the mighty plain. Rather than wat... read full post picked by cecilberman 1 month ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
These pictures show what happened when a speedboat went out of control, flew through the air and landed in the bunker of a golf course. picked by topofall 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share weird |
Her reasoning? The golf course has a "design flaw" which was entirely to blame for the accident. She also claims that she wasn't properly warned about the hazards of the sport. picked by ReBoot 2 years ago 13 comments edit related share plime.com |
A long lost golf ball, caught in a tree turned up when the tree was sliced up. picked by pocksucket 9 months ago 5 comments edit related share sports |
GRETNA, La. (AP) - Paul Prudhomme was setting up his cooking tent on the practice range at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans golf event when he felt a sting in his right arm, just above his elbow. 4 comments edit related share plime.comPrudhomme shook his shirt sleeve and a .22-caliber bullet fell to the ground, a spokesman for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said. picked by ImNotBlue 2 years ago |
Cambodia and Vietnam are going to build a $100 million golf course straddling their border in a region heavily bombed by U.S. forces in their anti-communist war in the 1960s and 70s. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Bill Murray could face a drunken driving charge after cruising through downtown Stockholm in a golf cart and refusing to take a breath test, citing U.S. law. picked by muppet 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
No, not those balls. Golf balls. Thirteen of them. 1 comments edit related share weirdA dog had to have 13 golf balls removed from its stomach after eating them on walks around a Fife course. picked by melgesevad 1 year ago |
Tripp Isenhour has been charged in Orlando with intentionally killing a protected bird with a golf shot. 17 comments edit related share plime.comHe apparently was pissed off because it was squawking while they were trying to film a video segment. So yea, he was totally justified. picked by moe 2 years ago |
A man faces assault charges after allegedly striking another man with a golf club in an argument over manners. picked by suebe 10 months ago 0 comments edit related share sports |
US President George W Bush has said that the Bible is "probably not" literally true and that a belief that God created the world is compatible with the theory of evolution. 13 comments edit related share politics"I think you can have both," Mr Bush, who leaves office January 20, told ABC television, adding "You're getting me way out of my lane here. I'm just a simple president." picked by bingo 12 months ago |
"...the best you can do for your family is to call 1-800-995-HOPE," Bush said. People who went in search of hope got a busy signal - president Bush had given them the wrong number. The number Bush gave was for the Freedom Christian Academy in Texas. picked by maxriter 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share politics |